Lofty Chen Long tames Bin Qiao in Men’s Singles first round at Li Ning China Open 2012
China’s in-form shuttler Chen Long started his campaign at Li Ning China Open 2012 in a completely confident manner as he easily overpowered his lower ranked country-mate Bin Qiao in Men’s Singles first round on Wednesday, November 11, in Shanghai.
The impressive Long, who is currently World Number Three and top seed in Men’s Singles main draw of the championship, showed a wonderful performance and entertained his home fans by finishing up the battle in 43 minutes.
Long was quite comfortable on court and he got familiar with court conditions by testing all of his strokes and eventually won this opening round clash in straight games with a one-sided margin on score board.
On the contrary, the young Qiao showed a few glimpses of his brilliance in the opening set but he could not match the skills of his experienced rival and ultimately crashed out without securing any game.
The top seeded Long showed an amazing aggression in the arena from the initial rallies of first set and he did not face any trouble in controlling the pace.
The highly elevated skills and wonderful game plan helped Long to keep his rival under pressure and he managed to stay ahead on score board until the end of opening half.
In the meanwhile, the confused Qiao failed to get stronger after the one-minute break as he lost his focus on court and started to commit mistakes.
However, Long continued his roller-coaster run without facing any tough resistance from his younger team-mate and won the opening game with a staggering 21-16 margin on the board.
In the second game, Long again managed to put pressure on Qiao from starting points by playing with aggression and took a staggering lead until the break.
Qiao tried to put up strong show but he was lacking the finishing touch in his shots and also failed to create gaps in his rival’s court.
After the one-minute interval, the top seeded Long did not show any mercy to his opponent and maintained the pace of rallies at the highest level. He easily bagged the second game with a completely stunning margin of 21-11.
Long showed exit to his lower ranked opponent Qiao in the opening round by securing victory with a comfortable total of 21-16 and 21-11.
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